Universität Wien

340304 UE Grammar in Context: English (2019W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 11.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 18.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 25.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 08.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 15.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 22.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 06.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 13.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 10.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 17.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 24.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 31.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Grammar?
"[T]he knowledge people have about how to arrange language in patterns, [...] the things people do when they put words together." (de Beaugrande 2007)
“The only evidence we have of what makes up the English language is how people write and speak it. If an ‘incorrect’ form is more widely understood than an alternative construction, it isn’t incorrect. It’s what the language is.” (Kamm 2015)
Many people are passionate about language. And so are you. The purpose of this grammar class is to offer advice on usage, and I hope it does so entertainingly and reliably.
On this term's menu?
Tenses and aspects, conditionals, modals, stative and dynamic verbs, the passive, reported speech, gerunds & infinitives, linking words, relative clauses, punctuation, adjectives and adverbs, idioms and expressions, 'not-so-close' friends (language transfer), similar-looking-words and shades of meaning, and ... a free wish.
In-class exercises and homework assignments (Moodle).
Individual work.

Assessment and permitted materials

Mid-term test (40%)
End-of-term test (40%)
Two mini tests (10% each)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students must complete all assignments and attend at least 10 of the 12 lessons.
Grading: 90% 1/80% 2/70% 3/60% 4/59% 5 (fail).

Examination topics

Exercises in class and Moodle.

Reading list

Kamm, Oliver (2015): Accidence Will Happen. The Non-Pedantic Guide to English. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Swan, Michael (2016): Practical English Usage. Fourth Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:22